DK series Bole's new servo-hydraulic, two-platen press series is available in 15 sizes, ranging from 506 to 7,644 tons, and features four synchronous clamping cylinders. Pictured is the company's 1,461-ton BL1300DK/Z12000 machine. The DK series machines' globally sourced components include plasticizing motors from Poclain Hydraulics SAS, Verberie, France, and hydraulic directional valves from Bosch Rexroth AG, Lohr am Main, Germany. Its touch-screen control is from Keba AG, Linz, Austria.
What's new? The series. The Chinese machines recently became available for reservation.
Benefits Uniform clamping force on the mold, and fast mold changes, thanks to a shorter tie-bar design and an optional tie-bar puller.
Bole North America, Scottsdale, Ariz. 480-565-1800, www.bolenorthamerica.com
